Adjustable window-shade bracket



l Sept, 4, 1923.

C. DAY

ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SHADE 4BRACKET Filed May 25 1919 Hal CHARLES? DAY, or

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Be it `known that I, Criannnv Dana citizen of the United States,residing; at 1036 Hamilton Ave., in the city of Cleveland, county ofCuyahoga and State of Chio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Adjustable lVindow-Shade Brackets, of which the following,` is aspecification; the principle of the invention being herein eX- plained,and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principleso as to distinguish it from other inventions.

lWIy invention relates to adjustable window shade brackets inassociation with supports provided each with an offset to which thebrackets are to be directly attached.

The object of my invention besides providing brackets which areadjustable toward and away from each other so as to be suit.- able forvarious breadths of window shades, is to space the plane of movement oft-he brackets a suitable distance from the window sash to preventobstruction of their ad* justingmovement by any protuberance on thewindow sash. While window shades are generally cut to various standardsizes, slight variations in their vintended length occur or in timemanifest themselves due to warpage or other distortional causes.

Adverting to the drawings Fig. I is an elevation of a window showingshade mounted in my improved brackets.

Fig. II is a horizontal section taken on line II-II in Fig. I looking'in the direction indicated .by the arrows. v

Fig. III and Fig. IV are an enlarged plan and an elevation respectivelyof one of my improved brackets.

Fig. V and Fig. VI are enlarged sectional views taken on line V-V andVI-VI respectively of Fig. I.

A window 1 is framed on opposite sides by jamb portions having` fiatareas 2 and 3 respectively and a little further removed from the edge ofthe window not uncommonly fashioned with protuberances, offsets or beads4 andy 5 respectively. Ordinarily, window shade brackets are permanentlysecured to the flat areas 2 and 3 a predetermined distance apartdepending,r upon the width of the window and of course also upon thewidth of the shades to be drawn down in front of the same. The range ofadjustment movement crosswise of the flatv areas 2 and 3 besides beinglimited within 1919. sentano'. 299,265.

the contines of the beads 4 and 5`w'ould eventually, after repeatedadjustments, .disligure the window sash.

"Accordingly'in addition to the brackets 6 0 proper, I provide a pair ofsupports 6 and 7 intended to be permanently secured to the flat areas 2and 3 as by screws 8 and 9. Intermediately of the screws the supports 6and 7, are formed with raised portions or offsets 1() and 11respectively and the height of such offsets should somewhat exceed theextent of projection `of the beads 4 and 5. It is to the offsetsy 10 and11 that I propose to adjustably attach a pair of brackets 12 and 13 sothat if required their movement parallel to the plane of the window willbe out Suthciently far to clear the beads 4 and 5. The remote ends 14and 15`of the brackets 12 kand 13 with reference to each other, are bentoutwardly substantially at right angles tothe window sash. As usual, theend 14 of one bracket is provided. with a round hole 16- while the endof the other bracket is fashioned with a slot 17 open at its upper end.The portionsof `the brackets 12 and 13 whichabut the offsets 10 and 11are fashioned each with van elongated slot designated by' the numerals18 and 19 respectively, througlrwhich slots machine screws 20 and 21extend to continue through holes 22 and 23 in the supports whereby toengage nuts 24 and 25 which are held against turning in squarecountersunks 26 and 27 in the offsets 10 and 11. If the support is ofwood, nails 28 and 29 may be used to hold the nuts in the recesses,whereas if the parts are metalv stamping's other vmeans for such`purpose could be readily contrived. Studs 30 and 31 which are alsosecured inthe offsets likewise. project througlrthey slots 18, 19 andact to limit the adj ustment-,to a straight line movement. As will bereadily understoody a Vloosening of the screws 2O and 21 enables I thebrackets to y'be slid therealong and there# after lixed the desireddistance apart by retighteuing of the screws.

1. Av device of the character described4 comprising a supjmrt having` anoffset ex'- ceeding in projection any window frame protubcrance andVprovided with a hole eX- tending in the direction of projection of saidoffset, said support being fashioned on the side opposite to the sidefrom which the 0H- set projects lwith an angular countersunk around'theLinner end of said hole, a bracket provided with a slot extending' atright angles to the direction of said holea nut in said countersunk7means for holdin gsaid nut in place in said countersunk, a machine screwpassed through said slot, occupying said hole and having its'hea-dengaging said bracket at two definingl edges of saidslot, said screwfurthermore gagging said nut, and a offset, said stud being of saidscrew and also projecting through 'said slot whereby the stud and screwtogether prescribe the direction of adjustmentmovement in a. planeoutwardly beyond any window 'trame protuberance.

2. A device of the character described stud carried by said disposed toone side having its thread en-v coniprising a Wooden support provided onone side with an offset and on the other side opposite said oliset withan angular countersunk, said support being furthermore provided With ahole extending' through said offset and communicating With saidcountersunk, a bracket provided with a slot, a nut in said countersunk,a screw occupying said hole and having its threads engaging said nut andnails driven in said Wooden support around said nut to hold saidnut inplace in said countersunk whereby' to facilitate tightening of saidscrew.

Signed byy me, this 21st day of May7 1919l @HARLEY DAY.

